🐞TOP THREE Beneficials, Predatory Insects, and Companion Planting, with Matthew Gates
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4.7 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Cannabis IPM Specialist Matthew Gates is back on the show for an episodes all about BUGS! Today Matthew discusses his top three beneficial organisms to introduce to your garden. From insecticidal fungi to predator mites, Matthew explains why these creatures are beneficial to us in our gardens, and how to apply them with success. Matthew talks about the killing power of parasitoid wasps, and how they are able to kill so many pests like aphids in such a short period of time. This leads to a conversation about when to apply your beneficials, and how to introduce them in conjunction with sprays as to not harm the beneficial population. Matthew wraps the show by talking about insectaries, middle-man bug dealers, and how to attract beneficials to your outdoor garden naturally...
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings growers from around the world. |
| 0:01.8 | Jordan River here back with more Growcast and maximum pest pressure. Today we've got Matthew Gates on the line. You know him, you love him. He's the pest expert. We're doing Pestapalooza. Make sure to check out Growcastpodcast.com slash classes. We're in your town. And we're on Zoom now. That's right. You can attend the class via Zoom. Please come and join us for an amazing |
| 0:22.3 | pest fest all day if you can make it live or join for the master class in the learn and burn Q&A |
| 0:27.7 | via Zoom any one of our classes. I'm so excited for this class, you guys. It's really, really good. |
| 0:32.8 | And we go over some of the stuff today, but you know how it is. We've only got so much time here on air. |
| 0:38.4 | We're covering beneficial insects today. |
| 0:41.3 | You're going to learn everything you need to know about Matthew Gates' top three bio-controls, |
| 0:46.6 | how to apply them, how these beneficiaries behave in our garden, and when to use them, and when not to use them. |
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